It's good to know our dependency on foreign oil is hurting those who are seeking to prevent the rest of the nation from utilizing every currently available means to end that dependency are hurting just like the rest of us.

_________________Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense. -Ron PaulWhen one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads. -Ron Paul

You pay more than your fair share because of government intrusion. When planning became fashionable in California it removed over 2/3 of the available land. Land zoomed in value. You were shocked! Shocked, I say.

IT was called "smart" planning or some other euphemism. It was expensive government intrusion and that was only the beginning.

_________________Woody: What's shakin', Mr. Peterson?Norm: All four cheeks and a couple of chins.

ohio county wrote:You pay more than your fair share because of government intrusion. When planning became fashionable in California it removed over 2/3 of the available land. Land zoomed in value. You were shocked! Shocked, I say.

IT was called "smart" planning or some other euphemism. It was expensive government intrusion and that was only the beginning.

Explain? We pay more Federal taxes why? We contribute more military casualties why? We provide more food why?

We're like the most productive members of a family. Other states are like the lazy sibling. Why are we in your cross hairs?

California began zoning and planning in the 1970's. Today the African-American population in San Francisco has fallen from 13% of the population to a little over 6%. In real numbers that was 90,000+ to around 47,000. You have made real estate so expensive that only the effete can afford to live there. Is planning some kind of code for racial bias?

_________________Woody: What's shakin', Mr. Peterson?Norm: All four cheeks and a couple of chins.

ohio county wrote:You pay more than your fair share because of government intrusion. When planning became fashionable in California it removed over 2/3 of the available land. Land zoomed in value. You were shocked! Shocked, I say.

IT was called "smart" planning or some other euphemism. It was expensive government intrusion and that was only the beginning.

Explain? We pay more Federal taxes why? We contribute more military casualties why? We provide more food why?

I'm sure Jimmy will be happy to explain himself to you. As for your questions, they have very simple answers. California is the third largest state by land area and the most populous state in the nation. California's geography provides lots of terrific farmland.

SFCraig wrote:We're like the most productive members of a family. Other states are like the lazy sibling.Why are we in your cross hairs?

I suggest you reread the portion of your statement highlighted in red. After thinking about it, you may get a little insight into why you, and many other Californians, rub me the wrong way.

California uses it's large population and political clout to try to ram things down the throat of the rest of the nation, like blocking off-shore drilling in federal waters because of the irrational fears of Californians. Californians also have this annoying tendency to fail to take a good long look in the mirror and consider how they really aren't that much better than any place else.

For example, for all of California's economic prosperity, the San Joaquim Valley is one of the most economically depressed regions of the entire country and the state is projected to have a $16 billion budget deficit, despite having the 9th largest GDP in the WORLD.

These are problems California faces brought on largely by....you guessed it, Californians. Yet Californians seem insistant on blaming the rest of the nation and demanding that the other 49 states take on whatever measures will cure California of her ills.

Hubris is the word that comes to mind.

_________________Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense. -Ron PaulWhen one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads. -Ron Paul